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Lee Metcalf: “executive lawmaking is a violation of the Constitution. Article I states that all legislative powers be vested in the…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2000
executive lawmaking is a violation of the Constitution. Article I states that all legislative powers be vested in the Congress. Yet presidents have made frequent and significant use of executive orders and other directives to infringe on Congress's lawmaking authority. As Members, we must carry out our fundamental duty of overseeing executive policies, passing judgment on them and upholding the Constitutional balance of power. It is vital that Congress remains vigilant and holds this administration accountable when its aim is usurpation of power denied by the Constitution. We should not be surprised that the President is seeking to bypass this chamber with executive gimmicks. We have seen this before. But if we are not vigilant, executive orders will lead this great Nation down the slippery slope to tyranny.
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Lee Metcalf
Montana
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Addressing concerns about executive overreach and the balance of power between Congress and the presidency.

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